Table of Contents
Editorials
| What is the optimal CD4 count to start antiretrovirals in HIV-infected adults? | |
| Willem Francois Venter | 3 |
| Pneumonia: the forgotten killer | |
| Prof K Klugman | 5 |
Editorial Note
| Pneumonia research in South Africa | |
| Editorial Office | 6 |
Reviews
| A Century of South African Battles against Pneumococcus -“The Captain of Death” | |
| Hendrik J Koornhof, S A Madhi, C Feldman, A Von Gottberg, K P Klugman | 7-19 |
| Non-antimicrobial Activity of Macrolides: Therapeutic Potential in Chronic Inflammatory Airway Disorders | |
| Charles Feldman, Ronald Anderson | 21-26 |
Original Research
| Complexity and diversity of beta-lactamase expression in inhibitor resistant Escherichia coli from public hospitals in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa | |
| Chunderika Mocktar, Usha Govinden, Adrian Willem Sturm, Sabiha Yusuf Essack | 29-33 |
| Prevalence and experience of domestic violence among rural pregnant women in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. | |
| Muhammad Ehsanul Hoque, Monjurul Hoque, Suriya Bibi Kader | 34-37 |
Brief Reports
| A forgotten nosocomial bacterium (Chryseobacterium meningosepticum) | |
| Omolemo Kitchin, M R Lekalakala, J A Joshi, A Meyer, R Masekela, S M Risenga, T Moodley, T J Avenant, R J Green | 38 |
Case reports
| A case report of an 11 year old boy with a fatal sore throat: Corynebacterium diphtheria - Does it still occur ? | |
| Simon John Liebenberg, William Andrew White, Johannes J Fagan | 40-42 |
Travel Medicine Forum
| Malaria prophylaxis – Make the right choice for travellers with special circumstances | |
| Lee Baker | 44-49 |
Correspondence
FIDSSA President's Column
| President’s column | |
| Marc Mendelson | 51 |
A lateral view
| Coughs and sneezes - “Coughs and sneezes spread diseases. Trap the germs in your handkerchief” | |
| Elizabeth Prentice | 54 |
Press Releases
| New broad-spectrum antibiotic Tygacil® (tigecycline) receives approval for use in South Africa | |
| Editorial Office | 55 |
| New bio-banking facility set to make a meaningful contribution to fighting HIV and TB in Africa | |
| Editorial Office | 56 |
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